The Apollo 8 astronauts prepare for launch His former crewmate, Frank Borman, who commanded the Apollo 8 mission and also spent two weeks in Earth orbit during the Gemini programme, is slightly ...
"I think we were all surprised at how strong that thing was," Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman said ... 34.5m Newtons (7.7m pounds) of thrust at launch. That's enough to lift 130 tonnes into ...
Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/We-Have-Liftoff.html Photographer David Burnett focused his camera on the many tourists who flocked to ...
The bottom portion—the mostly gold colored struts and legs—would serve as a launch platform and remain ... Jeff Kluger’s latest book Apollo 8 will be released on May 16.
Netflix has begun the countdown to a "re-launch" of one of NASA's most well ... 5 as the debut of "Apollo 13: Survival," a new documentary from the British production company Insight Film.
Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Citigroup on Thursday announced it had partnered with Apollo in a $25bn push to lend to private equity ...